The Russian team in hockey with a score of 1: 2 lost to the Finnish team in the final match of the Olympic tournament. The meeting was held in Beijing.
The Russian national hockey team lost the Finland team in the Olympiad final
Beijing, February 20. /TASS/. The Russian team in hockey with a score of 1: 2 lost to the Finnish team in the final match of the Olympic tournament. The meeting was held in Beijing.
An abandoned puck in the Russian team was noted by Mikhail Grigorenko (8th minute). The Finns distinguished themselves with Ville Pokka (24) and Hannes Björninen (41).
The Russian team at the group stage beat the Swiss (1: 0) and the Danes (2: 0), losing to the Czechs (5: 6 from). In the quarterfinals, the Russians again outplayed the Denmark team (3: 1), and in the semifinals they were stronger than the Swedes (2: 1 for shootouts). The Finnish national team has not suffered a single defeat at the Olympic tournament, Finnish hockey players at the group stage beat the Slovaks (6: 2), Latvians (3: 1) and Swedes (4: 3 from). In the quarterfinals, the Finns beat the Swiss (5: 1), and in the semifinals – Slovakov (2: 0).
The bronze medalists of the Olympiad in Beijing were Slovak hockey players. In the match for third place on Saturday, they beat the Swedes with a score of 4: 0. In the women's hockey tournament, the Canadian team in the final defeated the US team with a score of 4: 2. The third place was taken by the Finnish team, the Russian team in the quarterfinals lost to the Switzers (2: 4).
The Russian national team played for the third time in the final of the Olympics. In 1998, the Russians lost to the Czechs (0: 1), and in 2018 they defeated the Germans (4: 3 in overtime). The Russian team also won the bronze awards of the 2002 Olympics. The Finnish team first won the gold medals of the Olympics, on the account of the Finns also two silver and four bronze awards.
In the medal standings of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Russian team took ninth place, winning six gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals. The first were the Norwegians (16–8−13), the second – the Germans (12–10–5), the third – the Chinese (9–4−2). According to the total number of medals (32), the Russians took second place, losing only to the Norwegians (37).
Fourth consecutive defeat from the Finns at the Olympiads
Silver medals in the Russian team were won by goalkeepers – Alexander Samonov (SKA), Timur Bilyalov (Ak Bars), Ivan Fedotov (CSKA); Defenders – Alexander Nikishin (Spartak), Vyacheslav Voinov (Dynamo, Moscow), Alexander Eleesin (Lokomotiv), Artem Persulin, Yegor Yakovlev (both – Metallurg), Nikita Nesterov (CSKA), Sergey Telegin ( Tractor), Damir Sharipzyanov (Vanguard); Forwards – Sergey Andronov, Grigorenko, Pavel Karnaukhov, Sergey Plotnikov, Anton Slepyshev (all – CSKA), Arseniy Gritsyuk, Kirill Semenov (both – “avant -garde”), Nikita Gusev (SKA), Vadim Shipachev, Stanislav Galiev (both “Dynamo Dynamo , Moscow), Dmitry Voronkov (Ak Bars), Arthur Kayumov (Lokomotiv), Andrey Chibisov (Metallurg), Vladimir Tkachev (Tractor).Alexey Zhamnov is the head coach of the team.
Voynov, Nesterov, Shipachev, Yakovlev, Gusev, Grigorenko and Andronov are the 2018 Olympic champions.
The Finnish team at the Olympics included 17 players from the Continental Hockey League. These are goalkeepers Harri Syateri (Sibir), Frans Tuohimaa (Neftekhimik), Juho Olkinuora (Metallurg); defenders – Pokka (Vanguard), Niklas Freeman, Petteri Lindbom (both – Jokerit), Mikko Lehtonen (SKA), Valtteri Kemilainen (Vityaz); forwards – Marco Anttila, Bjorninen, Iiro Pakarinen (all – Jokerit), Miro Aaltonen, Niko Oyamiak (both – Vityaz), Leo Komarov (SKA), Markus Granlund, Sakari Manninen, Teemu Hartikainen (all – Salavat Yulaev , KHL). Jukka Jalonen is the head coach of the Finnish national team.
The national teams of Russia and Finland have met eight times at the Olympics. The Finns won the sixth victory. Russian hockey players have not beaten the Finnish team at the Olympic tournaments since 1998. Since then, the Finns have won the fourth victory in a row.
